A few hours later, Fabian Gomez carded a 60 at the Web.com Tour's Stonebrae Classic in Hayward, Calif. – and he barely missed a final-hole putt for a 59.

And a little while after that, former University of Nebraska player Brady Schnell shot a 13-under 59 in the ATB Financial Classic on the PGA Tour Canada. And check this out – Schnell knocked in a 122-yard wedge shot for an eagle on his final hole to reach the magic number at the par-72 Sirocco Golf Club in Calgary, Alberta.

He became the second player to PGA Tour Canada history to break 60, but only the first to shoot 59. Remarkably, Jason Bohn carded a 58 on a par-71 course in the 2001 Bayer Championship.

"I guess you're always trying to hole it, but you don't expect it to happen for a 59," Schnell said after his record round. "I was just trying to make another birdie and get in and shoot 60 and just move up the leaderboard. I can't believe how it happened. That was just crazy.

"I hit a hard 52 . I felt a little jacked up and it looked like it took a little skip forward and from back in the fairway it looked like it spun back a foot or two. I couldn't believe it when it dropped."

He knew immediately that he had shot 59.

"I knew where I was at," said Schnell, who had the eagle and 11 birdies. "I just kind of kept track and figured it out. I was standing in six fairway and said, `You can make four birdies over the next four holes.' I lipped out on six for birdie and then I just made birdie-birdie-eagle."

Schnell, who opened with a a 1-under 71, is tied for third, two strokes behind leader Brock Mackenzie.

If you're curious, here's a list of the sub-60 scores on the major tours: